Ava Berkofsky

Películas

El cielo está en cualquier lugar
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Escondida entre las mágicas secuoyas del norte de California y rodeada de las gigantescas rosas de su abuela, Lennie Walker, de 17 años y todo un prodigio musical, lucha con un dolor aplastante tras la repentina muerte de su hermana mayor, Bailey. Cuando Joe Fontaine, el carismático chico nuevo del instituto, entra en la vida de Lennie, ella se siente atraída por él. Pero su complicada relación con el devastado novio de su hermana, Toby, afectará a su incipiente amor con Joe. Con una vívida imaginación y un corazón honesto y confundido, Lennie tendrá que navegar por el primer amor y la primera pérdida para escribir su propia canción.
Insecure: El Final
Self
A documentary which follows the cast and crew of HBO’s Insecure throughout the filming of the final season, tracing the show’s cultural impact.
On the Record
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La inquietante historia del ejecutivo musical Drew Dixon mientras lidia con su decisión de convertirse en una de las primeras mujeres de color, a raíz de #MeToo, en presentarse y acusar públicamente al magnate del hip-hop Russell Simmons de conducta sexual inapropiada. Un examen apasionante y profundo de la raza, el género, la interseccionalidad y el precio que el abuso sexual tiene en los sobrevivientes y en la sociedad en general.
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Después de pasar una noche de fiesta, Mandy, una adolescente en su último año de instituto, descubre que una serie de vídeos de ella, desnuda y semiinconsciente, se han hecho virales en la red. Su vida se convierte en un auténtico caos: es incapaz de volver a su rutina diaria; los padres la presionan para tomar medidas por su propia cuenta y sus amigos tratan de hacer todo lo posible para que se sienta como antes. Sin embargo, nada parece funcionar. Para Mandy, es imposible cerrar una herida sin saber qué ha sido lo que la ha producido, ni cómo.
Momster
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In order to evade the law, notorious bank robber the MOMSTER (Amanda Plummer) ditched her daughter Angel (Brianna Hildebrand) with a dangerous accomplice named Dallas (John Ennis) at his drug front roadside diner Wild Ride. Working as a drug dealing waitress on wheels, Angel befriends klutzy bus girl Rose (Ryan Simpkins) - who happens to be madly in love with Angel- but is distracted by daydreams that her mother will come rescue her so they can be the most illustrious mother/daughter bank robbing duo the world has ever known. But when the Momster shows up on Angel's birthday with more than one screw loose, it turns out Angel has to do the saving - Will Momster escape the cops again?
Free In Deed
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When a single mother brings her young boy to church for healing, this lonely pentecostal minister is forced to confront the seemingly incurable illness of the child... and his own demons as well. The more he prays, the more things seem to spiral out of his control.
Say U Will
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It's past midnight on New Year's Eve. Marcus, broke and new to town, catches a break when Ray picks him up at a warehouse party. But when the cops bust the party - and their otherwise casual encounter - each is pushed to try something new.
The Missing Girl
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THE MISSING GIRL tells the story of Mort, the lonely and disillusioned owner of a comic book shop, and Ellen, the emotionally disruptive graphic novelist he's hired. The story involves the search for a girl who isn't missing and the discovery that it's never too late for late bloomers.
Picturing Barbara Kruger
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A short documentary about the artist Barbara Kruger.
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Una niña de 15 años regresa a la escuela después de que un video explícito de ella se vuelve viral.
Touch
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An elderly Chinese immigrant's cultural ignorance gets him in irreversible trouble in a public restroom. Despite his harmless intentions, he struggles with his son and the legal system to make the context of his behavior understood.
Boys On Film 11: We Are Animals
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Boys On Film showcases short works from around the world that challenge genre, initiate discussion and explore issues of sexuality in beautiful ways. Volume 11: We Are Animals contains eight complete films: Dominic Haxton's "We Are Animals" starring Daniel Landroche, Clint Napier, and Drew Droege; "Burger" from director Magnus Mork; Shaz Bennett's "Alaska Is A Drag" starring Martin L. Washington Jr., Spencer Broschard, and Barret Lewis; Carlos Augusto de Oliveira's "Three Summers" starring Morten Kirkskov and Simon Munk; Nicholas Verso's "The Last Time I Saw Richard" starring Toby Wallace, Cody Fern, and Brian Lipson; Eldar Rapaport's "Little Man" starring Daniel Boys, Darren Evans, and Jamie Thompson; Rodrigo Barriuso's "For Dorian" starring Ron Lea and Dylan Harman; and Bryan Horch's "Spooners" starring Walter Replogle and Ben Lerman.
We Are Animals
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In this alternate history fable set in the 1980s AIDS Crisis, a closeted young man is thrust into the midst of an anti-government coup and finds that the animal within is stronger than the monsters that oppress.
Homeland: The Story of the Lark
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A distilled, up-to-the-minute portrait of our agitated nation, its politics, its economics, its delusions and its dreams. Laurie Anderson's tone is less outraged than elegiac, mourning for lives lost, ideals misplaced. The music is dramatically stripped down to a handful of players, centered around Anderson's haunting violin and voice, frequent Bill Frisell band-mate Eyvind Kang's viola and Peter Scherer's keyboards.
The Road Becomes What You Leave
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The Road Becomes What You Leave is a meditative documentary following the band Magnolia Electric Co. as they travel across the prairies of Canada.
Underwater Upside Down
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Underwater Upside Down is an oddball comedy about two Malibu brothers whose parents tragic death 20 years ago left them with a whole lot of money, a ton of ambition and a toolbox devoid of tools. With a squandered inheritance and one week to salvage their future, they have to navigate their way through a world of Russian contractors, tween actresses, aging hippies and golf-club billionaires. Last thing they want is a naked amnesiac showing up at their door... But maybe she's exactly what they need.